▪ Centralized : licensing at :Swansea
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• • • • The Queen's Speech on Wednesday •
• confirmed the Governments intention to • introduce legislation in this session of Parliament to provide for the transfer of the •
• • licensing of vehicles and drivers from the • • 183 local authorities now responsible to the Ministry of Transport. • • The new system, outlined in the White • • Paper on Transport Policy (Crrind 3057, • 1966), will centralize and computerize the • • , issue of licences. It is a long-term process • • and will not come into operation until the• • 1970s. • The new licensing organization will have
• a large central office at Swansea. There •
• will also be about 80 local offices through• out the country where a limited range of • registration and licensing transactions can • • be carried out. • • Talks are going on with local councils • • • , about starting arrangements. The Bill will *not apply to Northern Ireland where a • • separate system applies. • • • OOOOOOOOOOOOOO • • • • • • • • • •